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Project Management

Who should attend: 
Managers, project leaders and project team members who are accountable for one or more projects or have responsibility for all or part of a project but have had no formal training in the tools and techniques used in project planning and control.  The course is strictly limited to 20 participants.
8 days
Course aims: 
This course aims to equip participants with the essential tools and techniques to run a project; it uses practical project planning tools and techniques for effective project management together with actual case studies. 
Course benefits: 
  • Learn to establish the project definition, objectives and specifications
  • See the importance of a structure for projects and the essential steps to successful planning
  • See how to use proven tools and techniques to ensure your project meets the objectives on time and within budget
  • Appreciate how computers can be a useful aid.
Course outline: 
  • Establishing a framework for the project process
  • The key steps of project definition
  • Planning methodology
  • Simple scheduling techniques for small projects
  • Key stage planning and work breakdown structures
  • Planning and scheduling with the Critical Path Method
  • Analysing networks, derivation and use of Gantt charts
  • Establishing the project budget and cost control
  • Progress reviews and reporting procedures
  • Tracking progress against the baseline, using milestones and ‘must dates’
  • Computers in project management
  • Available software and the main features